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Board ruled on assessment appeals

West HartfordMar 19, 20261 min read

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The Board of Assessment Appeals recorded decisions on 2025 Grand List appeals, including assessment adjustments for flood-zone and property-condition issues, denials or unchanged assessments, and several withdrawals.

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The board reviewed property, business equipment, and motor-vehicle assessment appeals after hearings held earlier in March. Some assessments were adjusted, including 42 St. Augustine Street and 162 Balfour Drive, while other requests were denied or left unchanged because supporting documentation, statutory rules, or existing property information did not justify a change. Several appeals were withdrawn.

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42 St. Augustine Street received an adjustment for its flood zone and overall condition; the minutes list a fair market value of $242,300 and an assessment of $169,610.
162 Balfour Drive received an adjustment because a permitted elevator was never installed and for a basketball court; the minutes list a fair market value of $1,831,300 and an assessment of $1,281,910.
The appeal for 945 Farmington Avenue addressed equipment costs included as intangibles; the minutes list a fair market value of $540,000 and an assessment of $378,000.
The board recorded no change for the 2015 Tesla appeals under the cited statutory provision.
The appeal for 82 Parsons Drive resulted in no change under the cited statutory provision; the minutes state that the property was held in trust for two individuals, not Chabad House.
The board denied or otherwise upheld existing assessments where documentation or inspection findings did not support a change, including 264 Griswold Drive and 10 Pleasant Street.
Appeals for 669 Farmington Avenue, 29 South Main Street, and multiple entries at 29 South Main Street were withdrawn.

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